Delftia Explained

Delftia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that was first isolated from soil in Delft, Netherlands. The species is named after both the city, and in honor of pioneering research in the field of bacteriology that occurred in Delft. Cells in the genus Delftia are rod shaped and straight or slightly curved. Cells occur singly or in pairs, are 0.4–0.8ɥM wide and 2.5–4.1 μm long. Delftia species are motile by flagella, nonsporulating, and chemo-organotrophic.^[1]

Species

• D. acidovorans ^[2]
• D. deserti ^[2]
• D. lacustris ^[2]
• D. litopenaei ^[2]
• D. tsuruhatensis^[2]
• D. rhizosphaerae^[3]

Notable Characteristics

Delftia species are known for their unique metabolic abilities to break down or transform a variety of pollutants. They can degrade acetaminophen,^[4] PAHs,^{[5] [6]} chloroaniline,^[7] and herbicides.^[8] They can also detoxify heavy metals, such as cadmium^[9] and gold.^[10]

Notes and References

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2. Parte. A.C.. Delftia. LPSN.
3. Carro . Lorena . Mulas . Rebeca . Pastor-Bueis . Raquel . Blanco . Daniel . Terron . Arsenio . Gonzalez-Andres . Fernando . Peix . Alvaro . Velazquez . Encarna . Delftia rhizosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of Cistus ladanifer . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 1 June 2017 . 67 . 6 . 1957–1960 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.001892 . 28629496 . free .
4. De Gusseme. Bart. Vanhaecke. Lynn. Verstraete. Willy. Boon. Nico. 2011-02-01. Degradation of acetaminophen by Delftia tsuruhatensis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a membrane bioreactor. Water Research. en. 45. 4. 1829–1837. 10.1016/j.watres.2010.11.040. 21167545. 0043-1354.
5. Wu. Wenyang. Huang. Haiying. Ling. Zhenmin. Yu. Zhengsheng. Jiang. Yiming. Liu. Pu. Li. Xiangkai. 2016-01-01. Genome sequencing reveals mechanisms for heavy metal resistance and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation in Delftia lacustris strain LZ-C. Ecotoxicology. en. 25. 1. 234–247. 10.1007/s10646-015-1583-9. 26589947. 7203751. 1573-3017.
6. Shetty. Ameesha R.. de Gannes. Vidya. Obi. Chioma C.. Lucas. Susan. Lapidus. Alla. Cheng. Jan-Fang. Goodwin. Lynne A.. Pitluck. Samuel. Peters. Linda. Mikhailova. Natalia. Teshima. Hazuki. 2015-08-15. Complete genome sequence of the phenanthrene-degrading soil bacterium Delftia acidovorans Cs1-4. Standards in Genomic Sciences. 10. 1. 55. 10.1186/s40793-015-0041-x. 1944-3277. 4572682. 26380642 . free .
7. Zhang. Li-li. He. Dan. Chen. Jian-meng. Liu. Yu. 2010-07-15. Biodegradation of 2-chloroaniline, 3-chloroaniline, and 4-chloroaniline by a novel strain Delftia tsuruhatensis H1. Journal of Hazardous Materials. en. 179. 1. 875–882. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.03.086. 20417029. 0304-3894.
8. Leibeling. Sabine. Schmidt. Frank. Jehmlich. Nico. von Bergen. Martin. Müller. Roland H.. Harms. Hauke. 2010-05-15. Declining Capacity of Starving Delftia acidovorans MC1 to Degrade Phenoxypropionate Herbicides Correlates with Oxidative Modification of the Initial Enzyme. Environmental Science & Technology. 44. 10. 3793–3799. 10.1021/es903619j. 20397636. 2010EnST...44.3793L. 0013-936X.
9. Liu. Yuling. Tie. Boqing. Li. Yuanxinglu. Lei. Ming. Wei. Xiangdong. Liu. Xiaoli. Du. Huihui. 2018-11-15. Inoculation of soil with cadmium-resistant bacterium Delftia sp. B9 reduces cadmium accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) grains. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. en. 163. 223–229. 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.081. 30055387. 51905221 . 0147-6513.
10. Johnston. Chad W.. Wyatt. Morgan A.. Li. Xiang. Ibrahim. Ashraf. Shuster. Jeremiah. Southam. Gordon. Magarvey. Nathan A.. 2013. Gold biomineralization by a metallophore from a gold-associated microbe. Nature Chemical Biology. en. 9. 4. 241–243. 10.1038/nchembio.1179. 23377039 . 1552-4469.